Although federal law offers, at best, unpaid time off work to care for family members with medical needs, recently enacted state laws guarantee paid leave. This Essay argues the laws are groundbreaking in their inclusion of nonmarital partners, extended family, and other chosen family, and it proposes strategies for effective implementation. 

 

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选择的家庭、护理和工作场所

尽管联邦法律最多只能提供无薪休假来照顾有医疗需要的家庭成员，但最近颁布的州法律保证带薪休假。这篇文章认为，这些法律在纳入非婚姻伴侣、大家庭和其他选定的家庭方面具有开创性，并提出了有效实施的策略。